teriyaki tofu

ingredients:

• 1 block tofu
• 1 tablespoon salad oil

teriyaki sauce:

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar, sweet sake for seasoning (mirin) or honey
• 2 tablespoons sake or water

step 1:

Make the teriyaki sauce in a bowl.

step 2:

Cut the tofu in half lengthwise from the top. Wrap each tofu half in a paper towel. Heat in a microwave oven for 2 minutes to remove the water.

step 3:

Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat and sear the top, bottom and the two long sides of each tofu block for about 1 to 2 minutes each.

step 4:

Reduce to a low flame, and add the teriyaki sauce. Simmer for 3 minutes while dipping the four sides of the tofu into the sauce.